Marshall County Solid Waste District Director Marianne Peters presented an ordinance to the commissioners Monday morning that would repeal the waste reducing and recycling ordinance from 1998.
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The Plymouth City Council members reviewed an ordinance regarding garbage fees for the city.
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Due to the volatile nature of the recycling market on top of the reception of dirty recyclable material, the City of Plymouth will observe an every-other-week recycling pickup schedule.
This will save costs to the city to the first year of the five-year contract. The price could decrease seven percent or increase seven percent depending on if the residents contribute dirty or clean recyclables. Some education pieces will be sent to residents in order to keep recyclable items free of contamination.
The change of pick-up will begin in November.
The current Thursday pick-up for residents who live south of Jefferson and east of Michigan will move to Wednesday with trash and recycling pick-up beginning Nov. 6. Residents who live north of Jefferson Street will experience trash and recycling pick-up on Tuesdays beginning on Nov. 12 while those residents living south of Jefferson Street and West of Michigan will have Wednesday trash and recycling pick-up beginning Nov. 13.
Recycling will be picked up every other week following the initial day change.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members unanimously approved an amendment to the original agreement with Republic Services to reflect this change.
The Culver Town Council members discussed a contract extension with the town’s current trash collection company this week.
Continue readingThe Culver Town Council members reviewed the trash and recycling services contract Tuesday night.
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Bourbon Town Council members made an appointment to the Library Board when they met Tuesday night. At the request of Library Director Nick Treber, members appointed Lindsey McIntyre to the library board.
Additionally, members considered a request from Republic Services’ Municipal Account Executive Pete Callan. Continue reading
Recycling pick-up in the town of Argos will now be conducted every other week. Representatives with town’s trash service provider Republic Services recently asked officials to make the switch to alternating weeks. Continue reading
Representatives from the Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee Visitor Center are working with the organization Green Tree Plastics to transform ordinary plastic bottle caps that often get discarded into extraordinary additions for the Culver community.
Executive Director of the Visitor Center, Becca Pazin, said initially the project was focused on getting two new benches for the walking and biking trail that is currently being developed through the Stellar Designation program. She said it takes approximately 400 lbs to make one bench and currently the center has collected more than 1,000 lbs of caps.
They plan to keep collecting caps in order to make more benches for the path and other areas around town but Pazin said they’re also looking into different options that Green Tree offers such as converting the caps into waste receptacles, picnic tables and water stations.
Members of the Culver Boys and Girls Club are helping with sorting the caps and the Marshall County Recycle Depot assists with weighing and storage. Pazin said the project has brought the entire community together. Continue reading
NIPSCO is encouraging participation in its appliance recycling program.
